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Black Pepper Rice

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Black Pepper Rice

Pepper Rice is a quick and easy rice recipe in which pepper brings out an amazing aroma and color to a simple rice dish!

Ingredients

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    Rice cooked 2 cups
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    Black peppercorns 10-12
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    Cumin seeds 2 teaspoons
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    Dried red chilli broken 1
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    Ghee 2 tablespoons
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    Split Bengal gram (chana dal) 1 teaspoon
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    Split skinless black gram (dhuli urad dal) 1 teaspoon
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    Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
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    Onion 1 medium
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    Curry leaves 10-12
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    Tomato 1 medium
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    Salt to taste

Method

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    Dry roast cumin seeds and black peppercorns in a non-stick pan till fragrant. Add dried chilli and mix well. Switch off heat, cool down to room temperature and grind to a coarse powder.
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    Heat ghee in another non-stick pan, add Bengal gram, black gram and mustard seeds and saute till lightly browned.
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    Roughly chop onion.
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    Add curry leaves and onion to the pan and saute till translucent.
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    Roughly chop tomato and add to the pan and saute till tomato becomes soft. Add salt and mix well. Add rice and mix well.
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    Add ground powder and mix well. Cook till the rice gets heated through.
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    Transfer into a serving plate and serve hot.